RSVP: Email neurodiversepeergroup@gmail.com Location: Museum of Modern Art (Cullman Education Center MoMA) Cost: Free, limited to current NYCMER Members Event Capacity: 14 Access programs are important to any cultural institution. Come to the ongoing series to see how different institutions run their access programs. Attendees will learn how the Museum of Modern Art’s Young Learner’s…

RSVP: Kindly RSVP to laurakujo@yahoo.com Location: Bronx Children’s Museum725 Exterior Street, 2nd FloorBronx, NY 10451https://www.bxcm.org/Bronx Children’s Museum is located on the second floor of NYC Parks’ Powerhouse Building at the north end of Mill Pond Park, across the street from Bronx Terminal Market. The main entrance to the Museum is on the Harlem River side…

Join Tiffany Ortiz, Director of Early Childhood Programs and Andrea Palma, Manager of Early Childhood Programs, from Carnegie Hall for a conversation with the NYCMER Early Childhood Peer Group about creating meaningful musical experiences for young children and their caregivers. They will share insights from Carnegie Hall’s family offerings including the Lullaby Project, Big Note…

Administrative work is essential for any museum to function effectively. It can also be overstimulating and exhausting to any museum worker. This is particularly true when considering neurodiversity. Come for a discussion about admin work and neurodiversity with museum educators Roberto Chavez (American Museum of Natural History) and Ally Salvatore (Intrepid Museum). We will engage…

Earlier this year, the Neurodivergent Educator Peer Group held their first game night. Let’s do it again! This game night will be on Zoom from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. Please note that this event was originally supposed to be held in person, but is now virtual. While there is a change in a venture, it’s…

Join the Early Childhood Peer Group meet-up at the New York Historical! Members are invited to observe the museum’s beloved Little New Yorkers early childhood program in action in the DiMenna Children’s History Museum from 3:30 – 4:15 PM. The observation is limited to 5 current NYCMER members. Following the observation, all are welcome to…

Join us for the first meeting of the school year as we discuss our historic site museums, current challenges, future opportunities, along with upcoming sessions and site visits for the peer group. Our meeting site, Essex Market, is itself a historic site. The last of the original 1934 street markets, its modern home features an…

As fall comes, this meeting will provide a recap of the first year of the Neurodivergent Educator peer group and what to expect for the new year. Taking in comments, observations, and lessons learned to make our second year even better. This is also a town hall for a safe space for anyone who wants…

Join Queer Peers on Wednesday, October 15 from 6:15 to 7:15 PM to hang out and explore the new fall art exhibition at the LGBT Center, Our Bodies, Our Voices: Embodied Expressions. Meet fellow LGBTQ+ museum educators and socialize. Use the link below to register for entry to LGBT Center. Queer Peers seeks to provide…

Let’s start the year with a gathering to connect and plan together! In this first meeting, we will discuss what feels most important for us to focus on in the year ahead, and to hear from as many voices as possible. Whether you’ve joined before or are new to the Early Childhood Peer Group, you’re welcome to…